Palliative Care Physician

Saint Peter's Healthcare System • New Brunswick, NJ

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About The Position

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is seeking a board-certified Palliative Care Physician to join its inpatient palliative care service. In this full-time, weekday role, the physician provides expert symptom management, leads complex goals-of-care conversations, and supports patients and families facing serious illness. The position follows a Monday-Friday schedule with no night, weekend, or call responsibilities.

The physician provides inpatient consultations for adult patients with serious or life-limiting illness and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to align care with patients’ values. The role also supports transitions to hospice and other care settings and includes opportunities to contribute to quality improvement, education, and program development.

Saint Peter’s Healthcare System is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare system in Central New Jersey, known for compassionate, high-quality care and a commitment to serving diverse communities.

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited institution.
• Board certified or board eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Completion of residency in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or another ABMS-recognized primary specialty.
• Eligible for New Jersey medical licensure and DEA registration.
• Strong communication skills and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
• Commitment to culturally sensitive, whole-person care.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient palliative care consultations for adult patients with serious or life-limiting illness.
• Manage pain and non-pain symptoms, including complex symptom burden at end of life.
• Lead goals-of-care, advance care planning, and code status discussions with patients and families.
• Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, oncologists, and other specialists to align care plans with patient values.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, chaplains, and care coordinators.
• Support transitions to hospice, home-based care, and post-acute settings.
• Participate in quality improvement, education, and program development initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.
• CME allowance.
• Malpractice coverage.
• Over 44 days off.
• Great perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree